Sergey Ling

Sergey Stepanovich Ling (7 May 1937-) was Prime Minister of Belarus from 11 November 1996 to 18 February 2000, succeeding Mikhail Chigir and preceding Vladimir Yermoshin.

Biography
Sergey Ling was born in Minsk, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union on 7 May 1937, and he graduated from the Belarusian Agricultural Academy in 1960 and from the CPSU Higher Party School in 1976. Ling worked as an agronomist and became secretary of the Minsk Regional Committee of the Communist Party of Byelorussia and a member of the party's Central Committee. From 1996 to 2000, he served as Prime Minister of Belarus, serving as an independent. From 2000 to 2002, he served as the Belarusian ambassador to the United Nations.